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Fort Sutter NewS Fort Sutter NewS Fort Sutter Chapter, aMCa SepteMber – oCtober 2009 VoluMe 29, NuMber 5
2009 OFFICERS President RichHardmeyer
Vice Pres. DaveKafton
Secretary TomGreen
Treasurer MarieMoore
Director JerryBland
Director JimGundelach
Director RichOstrander
NEWSLETTER EDITORTomGreen
4520FrancisCourtSacramento,[email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION
PresidentRichHardmeyer(209)748-5126
VicePres.DaveKafton(209)368-7259
SecretaryTomGreen(916)457-2720
TreasurerMarieMoore(530)622-6531
ChiefJudgeJimMoore(530)622-6531
WebMasterScottDavidson(916)217-8137
CLUB WEB SITEwww.amcafortsutter.org
Our Next Meeting Will Be
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7thAt the SMUD Building • 6301 S Street
7:00 P.M. SHARP
From the President Iamstillworkingonsettingupaplaceforour2010Nationalride.WeknowwearegoingtohaveitatLakeTahoebutwhichsideoftheLake,theNorthorSouthside.AtthelastmeetingItoldthemembersinattendancetheproblemsIwashavinggettingalltheinformationIneededfromtheBiltmoreCasinotomakeadecisiontogototheNorthshoreforourride.IamalsonowworkingwithMotel8ontheSouthshore,thisisthesamemotelwherewehadthelastnational run. I’m getting the same information from both places so we canmakeadecisionwherewewanttostay.I’malsogoingtosetupacommitteetohelpmefinishthistask. IamnotthebestwithacomputersoIalwayshandwritetheletterbeforeItypeitsothat’swhatIamdoingandwatchingmyfavoritemoveThe Worlds Fastest Indianintheprocess(Iknowthismoviebyheart). LastweekIwentuptoCiscoGroveonHighway80torideavintagetrials.Irodemy1965TriumphTigerCubintheevent.Weride8sectionsfor1roundandweride3roundsforatotalof24sections.ThefirstandsecondroundsIdidfairbutthethirdroundwasadisaster.IfeltlikeIwasridinga650ccbikenota200ccbike.Gettingolderandnotinrealgoodphysicalconditionsuremakesadifference,butit’sstillalotoffunridinginthedirt. Bythetimeyoureadthiswe(Barbaramostly)willhaveputontheRanchoSecopicnic,andIhopealotofyouwillhaveattended. Someonewasn’tcheckingdates.Thereare threegoodrideson thesamedate:TheCloverdalerideputonby theYerbaBuenaclubonSeptember26and27.TheArielclubrideinSonoraonSeptember24to27,andtheRaindropchapterinPortlandOregonisputtingonanationalrideonSeptember25to27.Takeyourpick.I’vebeenbusybuildinganengineonlyproblemitisnotamo-torcycleengineit’sacarengine.It’sa327Chevroletengineformywife’s1967CameroRallySport.)Weboughtthecarnewandforthelast10yearsisbeensitting.Barbaratoldmeshewantstodriveitsoguesswhat,I’malsorestoringitalongwiththebikesI’mworkingon.TruthisIalsowantthecartorestoreit,justdidn’thavethepriorityuntilnow. Wellthat’sallIhaveandthemovieisoversoIwillgotypeitandhaveBar-barasendittoTom.
YourPresident,Richard Hardmeyer
Minutes of the General MeetingJune 6, 2009
ThemeetingwhichwasheldatthePlazaHofBrauwascalledtoorderat1:00p.m.bypresidentRichHardmeyer.Therewereninteenmembersandnoguestsinattendance. Minutes:Amotionwasmade(Green/Kinney)todispensewiththereadingoftheminutesandapprovethemaswritten.Motionpassed. Treasurer’s Report:MarieMoorereportedthatwemade$3,888.30profitontheDixonmeetwhichwasnotquiteasmuchaslastyearbutthatwasbecauseourexpenseswereabithigher.AswehavequiteabitofmoneyinourcheckingaccountMariebroughtupthequestionofwhatweshoulddowithit.AsCDsarepayingverylittlethesedaysitwassuggestedthataconventionalsavingsaccountmightbetheanswergivingustheabilitytomoveourmoneyinandoutasnecessaryratherthanhavingittiedupinalongtermCD.Theconsensusofopinionwasthatevena1%yieldwasabetteroptionthanjusthavingitsitinourcheckingaccount.Mariewilllookintothevariouspossibilitiesandreportbackatthenextmeeting. Old Business:DaveKaftongaveawrapupreportontheDixonSwapMeet.Whilethemeetprovedtobeacompletesuccessthereisoneareathatneedsseriousimprovement–manpower–orlackofsame.Davepointedoutinnouncertaintermsthatthemeethasbecometoolargetobehandledbyonepersonworkingwithonlyasmall,albeitdedicated,groupofvolunteers.JimMoorealsopointedoutthatjudgingisanon-goingproblem.Findingenoughqualifiedjudgesisalwaysdifficultandbecausethejudgingprocesstakessolongmanyofthejudgeswanderoffbeforethejudgingprocessiscomplete,makingitimpossibletofindthemifadiscussionisrequiredtoanswerquestionsorresolveadispute.Whenaspiritedtwenty-fivemin-utediscussion,includingtheideaoftrytogettheresidentsofDixoninvolved,resultedinnodefinitiveanswertotheproblems,presidentHardmeyerannouncedthattherewouldbeaseriesofmeetingschairedbyDaveKaftonheldthroughouttheyeartotrytofindaresolutionwellinadvanceofthenextmeet. Thenextitemwasthe2010NationalRoadRun.RichHardmeyerreportedthathehadbeentryingtomakecontactwiththeBiltmoreHotelatTahoe’sNorthShorebutsofartheyhavenotgottenbacktohim.AstherearenootherfacilitiesontheNorthShoresuitableforourneeds,RichsaidhewasgoingtocontacttheSuper8motelatSouthShore(siteofourlastmeet)toseewhattheycoulddoforus. New Business:MarieMooreaskedforapprovaltospendsomeoftheclubfundstohaveanotherframedplaquemadetodisplayourgrowingcollectionofswapmeetpins.Amotionwasmade(Hardmeyer/K.Thompson)toapprovethepurchase.Motionpassed. PresidentHardmeyersaidhehadreceivedaletterfromthenationalannouncingtheannualpresident’smeetingtobeheldthisSeptember5thatDavenport.RichsaidhewouldnotbeattendingbutaskedVicePresidentDaveKaftonifhewouldattendthemeetingasDavewouldbeinDavenportanyway.Followingadiscussionrevolvingaroundtheprosandconsofpayingfortheexpensesofarepresentativetoattendthemeeting(lastyearwevotedtospendupto$1,000.00topayforRichHardmeyertoattend)thefollow-ingmotionwasmade(D.Thompson/Wenger):Ifamember’stripisforthesolepurposeofrepresentingourclubattheannualclubpresident’smeetingthentheclubwillreimbursethemember’sexpensesuptoamaximumof$1,000.00if,however,theclub’srepresentativewouldbetravelingtothemeetanyway,theclubwouldreimburseexpensesinanamountnottoexceed$500.00.Motionpassed–11to8. JackGormelyaskedifhecouldmakereservationsforourannualdinneratthePheasantClub.Theideabeingthatifwesetadatenowwe’llhavetimetopromotetheeventintheNovember/Decembernewsletteravoidingthelastminutetimecrunchwehaveexperiencedinthepast.Thedateselected,ifthePheasantClubagrees,willbeFebruary20,2010. Finally,TomGreenannouncedthatfourdirectorswillbeendingtheirterminofficethisDecemberandnominationsfortheirreplacementsneedtobemadeattheOctobermeeting.Theoutgoingdirectorsare:JimGundelach,JerryBland,MarieMoore,andTomGreen.TheelectionofnewdirectorswillbeheldattheDecember2ndmeeting.
Tom GreenSecretary
JohnCrawford(B.C.Canada),myselfandourmotorcyclesplus“UncleLenny’s”bobjobmadeouryearlypilgrimagetothewildnorthernregionofNewJersey.WedroppedthepickupandtraileratLarryHarris’sandpickedupanotherattheairport. ThenextmorningthefiveofuswithDaveHarrisleadingrodebackcountryroadstoRhinebeck,NewYork,some170milesnorth.Wealwaysputupinaneightroommoteljustnorthofthemeetanda
littlesouthofourfavoritestainlesssteel1928dinerinRedHook. ItwasakillermeetFridayandSaturdaybutSundayfoundusheadednorthwithfivemorefriendsboundfor Woodstock, New Hampshire some 280 milesaway via northern Massachusetts and Vermont.About half the day it was raining going over theWhiteMountains. Thenextdaybroughtus intoBelfast,MaineandrunheadquartersoverlookingtheBayafteranother230milesandlotsofsmallvillages,millionsofgreentrees,greenervalleys,andmany“talking”mountainstreams. Tuesdaywassignupdayandvisitingwiththeother125riders.Mike,Jessie,andJohnfromtheYankeeChaptermadeusfeelrightathome.Tuesdaynightourorientationdinnerwasheldatanoldroadhouse
thatmostrodeto.Itlookedlikeanold1940sGypsyTourintheparkinglot. Wednesday was a 150-mile ride with visits toFortKnox(notthatone),thenewPenobscotRiverSuspension Bridge with its 400-foot observationtower and then lunch at the small lobster fishingvillageofStorringtonHarbor. Thursday’sridetoppedoutonMountBattieforaspectacularviewofCamden,itslargeharbor,theMaine coast for ahundredmiles andout into theAtlantic Ocean. Later we visited the Owls HeadTransportationMuseumwherethreeluckywinners
gotaflightonaredWacobiplane.Wefinishedupat the halfway point for lunch at the really smallfishingvillageofClyde.Another150-mileday. Friday’s ridewasallbutwashedout.Many tooktofourwheelstovisitBarHarborforlunchandtouritssurroundingcountryside.Thebanquetthatnightwasheldinanoldboathouseonthebay.Greatfoodandconversation. SaturdaymorningourgroupbrokeupwithsomeheadedtoIndianaandOhio.Wefiveheadedsouth
East Meets West or the Fort Sutter boys do the Grand NationalMeet in Rhinebeck, New York and ride the 2009 Yankee Chapter’s National Road Run in Belfast, Maine
Story and photos by Rich Ostrander
AMCA President Rocky Halter’s son Tyler’s 45” HD. It was to be his first ride with us (age 16) He was busted for curfew and dad grounded him. We sent an 8 x 10 of this photo with the caption: “Wish you were here.” L to R: John Crawford, BC; Dave Hams, NJ; Don Schmidt, Long Island, NY; Doc, CA; “Uncle” Lenny, CA; Larry Harris, NJ.
A French Bollee trike (pre 1900) which they drove around at the Owl’s Head Museum.
Three of the lucky winners at the road run got to go for a flight in this beautiful Waco biplane
totheRhinebeckMotel425milesaway.Wepulledintoourfavoritedinerjustafterdarkwiththelast200milesbeingina“frogstrangler”rainstorm. ThenextdayfoundusatLarry’sforagreatdinnerandpackingforthetripwest.FourdayslaterwewerebackinSacramentowithJohnhavingtodriveanother1,000milesnorthtoBritishColumbia.
Memoriesare:Fuelcostswerehalfofwhatthewerelastyear.The“upheavals”arewhatMainerscalltheirbadroadsandmakeourpotholesfeellikenewroads.TheMexicanrestaurantwefoundbyaccidentonHighway20inCobly,Kansas(townpopulation:0)isthebestI’veevereatenin,period.I’dalsotravelanother6,000plusmilesforasipoftheblueberryiceteaatBarb’sPlacejustoutsideofBelfast,Maine–honest!
Forget about deer! Look out for these guys in Maine! That railing is three feet tall. Warnings are posted everywhere.
The whole coast looks like this.
DavE Kafton GoEs
at DavEnportRACING
OnceagainDaveKaftontooktheIronDinosaurtoDavenportandonceagain...Well,letDaveexplainit: “Afterafewmorethousanddollars,newfork,han-dlebars,tires,sprockets,andmuchmore,westillonlypulledasecondplaceforthefourthtimeinarow!RoyTobotarodehisheartoutbutitjustwasn’tenoughtobeatJimWall’sIndianfromColorado.”
Dave’s pre-race strategy: “O.K. Roy, here’s the plan: Go faster than every-body else and we can win this thing!”
Bill Huth photo
Roy Tobota and the dinosaur at speed on Davenport’s half-mile track.
Dave and Roy talk it over. Rick Najera at left, Debbie Kafton and Matt Meyer at right.
The Rancho Seco Picnic OnSaturday,September19approximatelythirtyclubmembersandguestsgatheredatRanchoSecoParkforourthirdannual,freetomembers,picnic.“Good”wasthekeywordoftheday:Goodweather,goodlocation,goodfood,goodconversation,andgoodfun.Againthisyear,thanksgotoRichandBar-baraHardmeyerfororganizingtheevent,haulingoutallthetablesandchairs,andbeingsuretherewasmorethanenoughfoodanddrinkforeveryone.
Master burger flipper Jerry Bland flame broiled ‘em. The guests lined up to get ‘em.
Dave Kafton showed how to eat ‘em. And Marie Moore served watermelon (and other treats) for desert.
The International Auto Show AgainthisyearwehavebeeninvitedtoputonadisplayattheInternationalAutoShowtobeheldFriday,Saturday,andSunday,November13through15atCalExpo.Lastyeartheevent’spromoterssaidwehadoneofthebestdisplaysthereandtheyarehopingforarepeatperformancefromusthisyear. IfyouwouldliketohelpoutbyshowingyourbikepleasecontactJimMooreat(530)622-6531ore-mailhimat:[email protected] Wealsousethisopportunitytosetupaninformationalboothgivinguswidecommunityexposureandachancetorecruitnewmembers.Ifyouwouldliketohelpoutbystaffingourbooth,pleaseletJimknow.
Fort Sutter ChapterAntique Motorcycle Club of America C/O 4520 Francis CourtSacramento, CA 95822
A&S Powersports Vintage Motorcycle Show With Guest Judge and Speaker Clement Salvadori
Saturday, September 26th Joinus forourannualVintageMotorcycleShow,SaturdaySeptember26th!All vintagebikesarewelcome.WehaveawardsforBestinClassofthefollowingcategories:British,Ger-man,Italian,American,Japanese&Scooters,plusaPeople’sChoiceAward.You’llalsohavetheopportunitytohearClement’spresentation“FortyYears:1945–1985ofInteresting,Dull,andSometimesForgettableMotorcycles”!!Theshowwillbefrom10-2,andparticipantscanarriveat8:00-9:30forset-up.Asalways,freeBBQlunchanddrinks.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SHOWING YOUR BIKE: PleasecontactMeganat916.726.7334x159ormegan@ascycles.com.Thereisnocharge,andyou’ll receiveagift fromA&SPowersports, justforparticipating!OneRule:Yourbikemustbefrom1985orolder.
A&S Powersports1125OrlandoAvenue
Roseville,CA95661